December 2021 Bridging the Gap
The New York State Bar Association is pleased to offer newly admitted attorneys a two-day Bridging the Gap CLE program. Transitional courses are designed to help newly admitted attorneys develop a foundation in the practical skills, techniques, and procedures that are essential to the practice of law.
Newly admitted attorneys must complete at least 16 transitional CLE credit hours in each of the first two years of admission to the Bar. The first set of 16 transitional CLE credit hours must be completed by the first anniversary of admission to the Bar, in the designated categories of credit. The second set of 16 transitional CLE credit hours must be completed between the first and second anniversaries. To receive skills credit, newly admitted attorneys must take accredited transitional CLE courses in traditional live classroom settings, or through attendance at fully interactive video conference locations that have been approved by the CLE Board for use by newly admitted attorneys. For more information about the CLE Rules, please go to www.nycourts.gov/Attorneys/CLE.
Topics Include:
Intellectual Property Law
Will Drafting
Landlord-Tenant Law
Commercial Leasing
Addressing Wellbeing, Mental Health and Alcohol and Substance Abuse in the Legal Profession
Medical Malpractice
Prenuptial Agreements | Client Counseling
Criminal Law
Ethical Considerations and Representing Small Businesses or Startups
Thank you to our Sponsor!
- December 15, 2021
- December 16, 2021
- 8:00 AM
- 5:00 PM
- 7.0
- 3.0
- 6.0
- 16.0
- Virtual Participation
Day One | Wednesday, December 15, 2021
8:45 a.m. Welcome and Introductions | Administrative Announcements
Young Lawyers Section Chair
9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Intellectual Property Law Basics for the Non-IP Lawyer
George R. McGuire, Esq.
Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC
Syracuse, NY
1.5 Areas of Professional Practice
10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Workers’ Compensation in the Time of COVID-19
Robert Grey, Esq.
Grey & Grey LLP
Farmingdale, NY
1.5 Areas of Professional Practice
11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Break
12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Advance Directives | POAs, Living Wills and Health Care Proxies
Patricia J. Shevy, Esq.
The Shevy Law Firm LLC
Albany, NY
1.5 Skills
1:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Break
1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Landlord Tenant Practice and Client Counseling in the Pandemic
Massimo F. D'Angelo, Esq.
Akerman LLP
New York, NY
1.5 Skills
2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Commercial Leasing (Video Replay)
Deborah L. Goldman, Esq.
Belkin Burden Goldman, LLP
New York, NY
1.5 Areas of Professional Practice
4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Break
4:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. Addressing Wellbeing, Mental Health and Alcohol and Substance Abuse in the Legal Profession
Lawyer Assistance Committee
Elaine Turley
Elizabeth Usinger
Eileen Travis, NYC Bar Lawyer Assistance
1.5 Ethics
Day Two | Thursday, December 16, 2021
8:45 a.m. Administrative Announcements
9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Medical Malpractice 101
Jeffrey K. Bloom, Esq.
Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf
New York, NY
1.5 Areas of Professional Practice
10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Prenuptial Agreements | Client Counseling
Rosalia Baiamonte, Esq.
Gassman Baiamonte Gruner, P.C.
Garden City, NY
1.5 Skills
11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Break
12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Criminal Law Practice | Key Skills in Handling DWI Cases
Joseph Gerstenzang, Esq.
Gerstenzang, Sills, Cohn & Gerstenzang
Albany, NY
1.5 Skills
1:15 p.m. – 1:25 p.m. Break
1:25 – 3:30 p.m. Ethical Considerations and Representing the Small Business or Startup Enterprise
Clifford R. Ennico, Esq.
Law Office of Clifford R. Ennico
Fairfield, CT
1.5 Ethics, 1.0 Areas of Professional Practice
3:30 p.m. Adjournment
- Webinar
- 0LM11
- Young Lawyers Section
